Craig January Awareness: Taking Action, K-2

Essential Question

How can I be kind to all people?
What can I do to make things fair?
How do I speak up when I see people treated unfairly?

Texts

Literature

The Rat's Promise: A tale from the Fipa people of Zambia

This tale, about the hunter and the rat, exemplifies the importance of showing kindness to others even when it is unlikely they will be able to return the favor.

UNICEF

Grade Level

K-2 3-5

Subject

Civics

Topic

Bullying & Bias

July 3, 2014

Visual

Iesha Evans

Protesting the death of Alton Sterling and the Baton Rough Police Department’s request for Black Lives Matter demonstrators to clear roadways, Iesha Evans stands in the middle of a street as two Louisiana state troopers, dressed in riot gear, approach to arrest her.

Jonathan Bachman

Grade Level

K-2 3-5 6-8 9-12

Subject

Civics

History

Topic

Rights & Activism

January 30, 2017

Informational

The Story of Suzie King Taylor

Doreen Rappaport tells the story of a young Suzie King Taylor and her brother who attended a secret school for black children in Georgia in the mid-1800s. Later on, Taylor would become the first black woman to teach openly in a freedmen's school.

Doreen Rappaport

Grade Level

K-2 3-5

Subject

Civics

History

Topic

Class Rights & Activism

July 3, 2014

Informational

The Day I Swam Into a New World

Frances dreams of swimming with her classmates, but will everyone be welcome at her new community pool?

Margaret Auguste

Grade Level

K-2 3-5

Subject

Civics

History

Topic

Rights & Activism

August 6, 2015

Informational

Freedom Riders

The freedom riders, black and white, joined together to effect change. Traveling across the South while enduring ridicule and pain, they helped ensure that doors were open to all people, regardless of skin color.

Rhonda Brownstein

Grade Level

K-2 3-5

Subject

Civics

History

Topic

Civil Rights Movement Rights & Activism

July 5, 2014

Literature

One Million Men and Me

Based on a true person, this story is told from the perspective of a little girl whose dad took her to the Million Man March—where she saw the tears, happiness, and chants of men banding together for a common purpose.

Kelly Starling Lyons

Grade Level

K-2 3-5

Subject

Civics

History

Economics

Geography

Topic

Civil Rights Movement Gender & Sexual Identity Rights & Activism

July 7, 2014

Teaching Strategies

Exploring Texts Through Read Alouds

Creating Questions to Engage Critically with Texts

This strategy provides tools to create questions that help students engage critically with Perspectives central texts and examine them for issues of power and social inequity. The activities suggested here also encourage readers to bring their knowledge and experiences to the reading of a text.

Grade Level

K-2

CCSS

RL.K-2.1, RL.K-2.2, RL.K-2.3, RL.K-2.6, RI.K-2.1, RI.K-2.2, RI.K-2.3, RI.K-2.6

July 16, 2014

Exploring Texts Through Read Alouds

Developing Language to Talk About Texts

This strategy gives students tools to use when exploring, thinking about and discussing read-aloud texts.

Grade Level

K-2

CCSS

RL.K-2.3

July 13, 2014

Exploring Texts Through Read Alouds

Examining Texts

Children will learn about the key components of paper and online text structure. Students will also gain the terminology necessary to talk about the structure and parts of a text.

Grade Level

K-2

CCSS

RI.K-2.5, RI.K-2.6, RL.K-2.5, RL.K-2.6

July 13, 2014

Exploring Texts Through Read Alouds

Liberation Literature and Counter-narratives

This strategy exposes students to literature that places out-group identities at the center of the curriculum.

Grade Level

K-2

CCSS

RI.K-1.1

July 13, 2014

Student Tasks

Do Something

Buddy Share

Students choose a mode of expression—e.g., writing, art or storytelling—to share theme-related ideas and feelings with a “buddy” from outside the classroom.

Grade Level

K-2

July 13, 2014

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Craig January Awareness: Taking Action, K-2

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